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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Recalling an old post of mine on Kum Kee Chicken Rice (but it's the roast pork that's great!), this is kinda like Part 2 of that post as PL finally made good on her promise and took us again to Tian Hong in Salak South (it was closed earlier) for her favourite Char Siew (BBQ Pork). We turned up at Tian Hong just about noon and managed to get one of the last two tables; sitting along the corridor.

Kedai Kopi Tian Hong is one of those old coffeeshops that's situated below some walk up flats; reminding me of something similar to those around Jalan Alor.

Despite all that activity, things still look quite orderly (pic taken after lunch)

We ordered two versions of Char Siew....

THE LEAN

I tried a bit of the lean char siew and though it tasted good; on the sticky sweet side (well caramelized), the meat was too lean for me as I found it a tad hard.

and my order....THE NOT SO LEAN :p

I definitely prefer this version as it was better in texture and easier to chew on. It's got a different bite to it. How do I put it? If char siew cuts were given a gender, Tian Hong's char siew would be a MALE. It's a "rugged" char siew! Hahaha....This ranks third on my list of fave char siew.

We also ordered a small portion of Roast Pork to try. It was nice; tender and moist. However, Tian Hong's char siew is the better choice.

And a rare sight...the father whom apparently has relinquished his duties and resigned himself to doing "background work", leaving the orders and front counter to his wife and sons. I am amused that the father is so colour co-ordinated, wearing matching blue gloves with his blue polo T-shirt. Even one of his sons was telling me, "Quick, go take a pic of him!". Maybe it's 'cos he is seldom seen out at the front of the shop or he was amused too to see his dad that colour co-ordinated! ;o)

wmw, there's this corner restaurant in paramount garden, i think it's called eric's delights. it sells sticky, melt-in-your-mouth charsiu too. at the traffic lights at KFC paramount (KFC being on your right), turn left. go down that road all the way straight, you will see 2 corner kopitiams on your left, facing each other. eric's delights is the one serving charsiu, and it sells out pretty early too. so go before 2pm.

The first two char siu pics showed so much glaze, or was it "touched up"? They all look great to me and I wish I could find the recipe for them! I am definitely missing an ingredient or two to make that perfect char siu!

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